Thursday, February 23, 2017

Lovely Lace is the embossing folder I used to make this rustic romantical card. Have you tried to use a embossing folder? If not, it is a plastic folder that you put your cardstock into and run through the big shot machine to create a raised image on your paper. I used a sponge dauber with a craft white ink pad and lightly added the ink over the kraft colored cardstock and let dry.Seriously, it's that easy.

Then just add your sentiment, some ribbon and of course some bling. I added the pearls and gold thread.

Big Shot machine - above

Lovely Lace embossing folder-below

Well, here's a good one. I literally had just hand lettered my chalkboard with this new saying and put it on the porch.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

February paper Pumpkin - Many Happy birthdays

I get many questions about Paper Pumpkin. It's a monthly subscription you receive via snail mail where a bright orange box arrives with everything in it you need to create that month's project, cards, wreaths, journals all kinds of creative goodness!

You can choose your subscription, it can be one month, 3 months, 6 months, etc. You can also stop it at any time. But why would you?! You will love the projects that show up at your door and it gives you step by step instructions on how to put it together.

Right now you receive a FREE stamp set or product of your choice when you sign up for a 3 month subscription for $55.00

Sunday, February 19, 2017

I made this card by lightly brushing on white acrylic paint with a sponge brush to a piece of kraft cardstock. Let it dry and take a floral stamp and stamp in a light brown. I used Baked Brown Sugar ink pad on top of the brushed white to get this effect.

Looks nice and rustic!

I stamped the image and cut out the frame with the deco labels with the Big Shot machine. Added some gold threading and white baker's twine.

Hope ya'll are having a wonderful president's day weekend.

Also excited to announce that my Etsy shop is now open and ready for you to come and see my flour sack towels!

Friday, February 17, 2017

Appreciate everyone of you that inspire me to be creative and share ideas with you all. I truly love creating in different areas of my life and I want to thank you all for cheering me on everyday!

This card is made with the Jar of Love stamp set and the adorable Your Sublime stamp set has this cute toad in it.

Yesterday my sweet friend Colleen took me to high tea at the Village Bakery and Tea Cottage. Now don't laugh. I truly have never had tea, maybe a sip at sometime in life, but have never embraced coffee or tea. So this was truly an adventure and new experience for me! Remember first of the year new adventures? Well, here is a first for me!! And it was ah-mazing!

It was a four course lunch of delisciousness! (is that a word?)

soup,scones, salad, sausage rolls, mini sandwiches, fruit, desserts.

Did I say desserts??? oh my! If you are local, I suggest you trying this delightful place.

Monday, February 13, 2017

Another one of the projects we did at the creative class was make these white washed signs.

I started with plain blocks of wood cut at 6 x 6", then on the left I used an old paint brush and some white acrylic paint and dry brushed the wood block.

You do this by barely brushing the paint onto the wood.

The wood block on the right was whitewashed. This technique is done by puttina a bit of the white paint on a paper plate and adding some water so that it is a liquid consistency. Then using a sponge brush, lightly paint the white paint onto the block.

Pretty easy. Let dry.

This is where I challenged my creatives. I hand lettered Love Never Fails onto the block. All they had to do was color it in with a black sharpie and add a ribbon if they wanted. They turned out super cute.

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Yesterday we got together for my creative class. It was a fun filled morning as I challenged my ladies to try new things. This was one of the projects they got to make. I used some tins I had and made a divider for the inside. We then filled them with See's candie and Dove chocolates.

The decorated top of the tin is a label sticker and I used some stamps from past Paper pumpkins. You can decorate the top with any Valentine stamps you have.

Friday, February 3, 2017

Long week my friends. I finally figured out how to box these teddy grahams up for the Ronald McDonald house kids. I attached a stamped bear to the clear box filled with the bears and added a ribbon. Pretty simple

A sweet little treat for them.

In case you missed the previous post, this is what they look like inside the box. The how to's are on my previous blog post.

About Me

Hi all!
I'm Julie Pitta
I am a creative who loves to make all things beautiful and who loves to inspire others through various means of creativity.
You can find me as a Event Coordinator or Designer. My background is Graphic Arts and Design,
I enjoy photography ,display and design, and home decorating as well as paper crafting.
Glad you stopped by to be inspired!